Railroad-tie.



0. P. MEGAHAN.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.10.19\3.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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RAILROAD TIE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER P. MEGAHAN, OF WESTERYILLE, OHIO.

A BAILRCAD-TIE.

T0 all tf1/:0m 'it may concern:

Be it known that I. OLIVER P. MEoAHAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Westerville, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and uset'ul Improvement in Railroad-Ties, ofwhich the following is a specification.

T his invention relates more especially to railroad ties of metal andhas for its object to provide an article of the kind that is strong anddurable in construction and at the same time provides ample resilience.Heretofore it has been found diiiicult to provide suitable resilience inties of material other than wood.

The invention is embodied in the construction herein illustrated anddescribed, the features of novelty being pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a view in side elevation on oneend of the tie, a rail being shown in section in position thereon. Fig.2 is a cross section on the line 33 .12 looking to the right. Fig. 3 isa detail in isometric perspective of a bridge piece used in theconstruction. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the cushion. Fig. 5 is a planview of one end of the tie with a rail thereon. Fig. 6 is a detail inisometric perspective of the tie body. Fig. 7 is a detail illustratingone of the clips or fastening devices for holding the rail. Fig. 8 is amodification oi the cushioning member.

The body of the tie is formed out of a. strip of flat metal cut on oneedge at four points and then bent transversely to form a box-likestructure having a vertical Wall 10 and lateral and end horizontalflanges 11 and 12 respectively. These horizontal flanges afford anextensive and therefore firm bearing on the ballasting or road bed.Secured at each end of the tie body by means of rivets 13 is a pair ofstandards 14, bent to form shoulders 14 to rest on the upper edge ofthewall 10 and to form outwardly and oppositely extending horizontalsupports 1l". Restine on the supports 14D are the ends of a britlsge 15depressed at its middle to U-orm to receive a. cushion 16.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 10, 1913.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

serial No. 753.467.

T he cushion 16 consists of a short piece of stiff metal bent to tube orC-form. The depressed portion of the bridge is eut at each end to formtongues 15 that are bent up to form stops to prevent the escape of thecushion when in place under the rail, which is designated 17.

The rail 17 is secured on the bridge by means of stiff bent spring clips18 and threaded bolts 1t) securing them to the standards. The spring 18is secured on the shank below the head of the bolt by means of a squarekey 20 set in a transverse notch 19 cut in one side of the bolt shank,and the threaded end of the bolt passed down through a hole, such asseen at 15", Fig. 3, in both the bridge and support of the standard.

The bolt is secured in place by means of a nut 21 supplemented by asuitable'jamming or locking member 22. If the shank of the bolt be madesquare in cross section and all the holes through which it extends bemade to lit as indicated the springs 18 will be prevented from turninghorizontally. A single key 2O can be made to do duty for a. pair of thecli s. The spring clips 18 are strong but elastic members and they areso made as to yieldingly take slight lateral tiltings or; spreadings ofthe rails Without permanent injury to or dislocation of the railsecuring means.

In Fie. 8 is illustrated another form of the euslnon used on the bridge.It consists of two of the short open tubes, one smaller than the other,nested together in reverse position. When so mad'e the tubes can be ofthinner metal.

What I claim is- 1. In a railroad tie, the combination with a bodyhaving a rail support thereon, of a spring clip to resiliently engagethe base of the rail and a bolt with means on the bolt for holding theclip yieldingly in a state of tension independently of the rail support.

2. In a railroad tie, the combination with a body having a rail supportthereon, of a spring clip to embrace the base of the rail, and a boltwith means on the bolt for holding the cli in a state of tensionindependand a key in the bolt adapted to hold the ently of t e railsupport, said bolt conclip in u state of tension on the bolt indeilstructed to (ngage the clip and mil support pendenti-y of the railsupport. to prevent t e turning of the cli l i 1 .t

s. In it railroad tie, the mmbiiiation with 4 OUVER P. MEGA. a bodyhaving a 'rail supprt thereon, a, Witnesses: spring clip to embrace thebase of the rail, GEORGE M. FINGKEL, and a bolt passed through thespring clip, BENJAMIN FINCKEL.

